The near-unanimous adoption of CCS came from recession cash-strapped states eager for bothfederal stimulus funds, and a waiver from the heavy hand of No Child Left Behind.

Of Course Paul Ryan (R-Standardized tests) was a big supporter of No Child Left Behind and the heavy hand of the Federal Government! Apparently the "tea party" that keeps having Paul Ryan speak at their events are not that opposed to the heavy hand of the government if its done by republicans!

In the interest of limited government and freedom, Jeremy Thiesfeldt supports Rob Zerban and you should too!

Paul Ryan on EducationRep.
Ryan went along with the Bush Administration in supporting more federal
involvement in education. This is contrary to the traditional
Republican position, which included support for abolition of the
Department of Education and decreasing federal involvement in education.
-Voted YES on No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
- See more at:
http://www.thomhartmann.com/forum/2012/08/paul-ryan-not-opponent-big-government-left-and-right-make-him-out-be#sthash.ycclu7wo.dpuf

Paul Ryan on EducationRep.
Ryan went along with the Bush Administration in supporting more federal
involvement in education. This is contrary to the traditional
Republican position, which included support for abolition of the
Department of Education and decreasing federal involvement in education.
-Voted YES on No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
- See more at:
http://www.thomhartmann.com/forum/2012/08/paul-ryan-not-opponent-big-government-left-and-right-make-him-out-be#sthash.ycclu7wo.dpuf

Paul Ryan on EducationRep.
Ryan went along with the Bush Administration in supporting more federal
involvement in education. This is contrary to the traditional
Republican position, which included support for abolition of the
Department of Education and decreasing federal involvement in education.
-Voted YES on No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
- See more at:
http://www.thomhartmann.com/forum/2012/08/paul-ryan-not-opponent-big-government-left-and-right-make-him-out-be#sthash.ycclu7wo.dpuf

Paul Ryan on EducationRep.
Ryan went along with the Bush Administration in supporting more federal
involvement in education. This is contrary to the traditional
Republican position, which included support for abolition of the
Department of Education and decreasing federal involvement in education.
-Voted YES on No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
- See more at:
http://www.thomhartmann.com/forum/2012/08/paul-ryan-not-opponent-big-government-left-and-right-make-him-out-be#sthash.ycclu7wo.dpuf

3 comments:

So school board folks like you think the public should write you a blank check for education and documenting student achievement is no one's business.

And then folks like you scrach your head and wonder why nearly half the electrorate chooses not to vote.

If you want to be part of building a real progressive movement, you are going to have to become an advocate for the children & families left behind and give them a reason to participate in elections.

The numbers are on our side if people are informed and go to the polls.

You prefer to keep some citizens ignorant and selfishly feel entitled to their votes.

Folks like you want to misrepresent racism in schools as a "worker's right" issue -- your sense of entitlement is just sickening.

There has to be a middle ground -- the purpose of our public schools is to educate children.

Your the kind of guy that complains how ignorant tea-baggers are -- yet most of these folks were educated in PUBLIC SCHOOLS!

When you finally accept that we cannot have a progressive movement if we don't teach children adequate reading, writing, and math skills; the we can achieve real solidarity.

Until then, as long as your children (and a certain group of your constituents) graduate in the top 25% of their classes, you don't care if Wisconsin essentially does not teach African American boys to read!

Assessment is a critical part of education and if you don't know this you are not qualified to sit on a school board. Professional educators that whine and complain that the public can see that their children are largely illiterate and innumerate also are unqualified.

I know you don't advocate privatizing schools, but mindlessly proclaiming we shouldn't test and that everything is fine and dandy is what will destroy them.

But your self-centered views on education should surprise no one -- you are one of the folks that doesn't care about the education of other children (especially non-majority) as long as your kids (and a select group of your constituents) graduates with credentials to get into top post-secondary options.

And to do this -- you are willing to sentence other children, largely non-majority, to a life of poverty because you needed them to permanently be in the bottom-half of their graduating classes.